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thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
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avaxdempsey's review against another edition
4.0
it was actually a really fascinating and well written book. all the scientific terms were explained very well and it intrigued me enough to want to read on. i feel like i learned sm. HOWEVER this is a book about epilepsy and nothing else. it says that at the beginning but i feel like it should have been shown on the cover or smth bc nothing happens that’s not epilepsy related.
ammmiiiii's review against another edition
4.0
An intriguing set of case studies from a consultant neurologist. Anyone who likes the tv show House will enjoy this!
3camels's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
aristeegan's review against another edition
2.0
Not the book I was expecting. Interesting stories but solely focused on epilepsy. The stories are interspersed with technical information and explanation that became uninteresting. On a high note, I quite enjoyed the quotes that began each chapter.
elusivity's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
Case studies of people presenting different symptoms of epilepsy, and how neurologist make conjectures for how the electricity waves progress through the brain by observing the progression of symptoms, correlating to the regions in the brain that governs those symptoms.
Very quick read. I had no idea how often an epileptic session can involve feelings of doom /terror / euphoria /religious fervor, but of course it makes sense that emotions could be triggered as much as involuntary muscular movements. In this book, there is a lady whose epilepsy triggers instant blind running, another whose fit triggers days of psychotic episodes, another who suffers up to hundreds of tiny convulsions each day, and many others.
I gave it 3 stars because I personally find medical and biological examinations not as engaging as psychological, and these case studies only scratch very superficially into each patient's psychologies (which is fair, of course, since she is a neurologist and focused on biology).
Worth a read, recommended!
Case studies of people presenting different symptoms of epilepsy, and how neurologist make conjectures for how the electricity waves progress through the brain by observing the progression of symptoms, correlating to the regions in the brain that governs those symptoms.
Very quick read. I had no idea how often an epileptic session can involve feelings of doom /terror / euphoria /religious fervor, but of course it makes sense that emotions could be triggered as much as involuntary muscular movements. In this book, there is a lady whose epilepsy triggers instant blind running, another whose fit triggers days of psychotic episodes, another who suffers up to hundreds of tiny convulsions each day, and many others.
I gave it 3 stars because I personally find medical and biological examinations not as engaging as psychological, and these case studies only scratch very superficially into each patient's psychologies (which is fair, of course, since she is a neurologist and focused on biology).
Worth a read, recommended!